Friday, December 31, 2010

Hello Everyone! Just a quick note to let everyone know that the website MAY go down in the next day or so. We know that our site has had speed issues on and off for sometime. We have been working on correcting the errors all December (part of why Katie has been so quiet on her blog!) and the site is currently in the process of being moved over to a new server. We are hoping that this corrects the speed issues and helps to optimize your shopping experience!!!

Happy New Year's Eve! Hope you have some great plans for this evening, I plan on snuggling with my kids & hubby and playing lots of games (and of course some cooking & baking in there too)! So back to business... this week's challenge is a perfect color challenge for this time of year... Black, White and Silver! Lisa M gave us this sample to get our mojo going...

We'd love to see what you've got so link up your creation by midnight EST on Wednesday to be included in the Thursday Showoff . While you don't have to use Paper Makeup Stamps to play in the challenge, we'd love to see them if you'v got them! There are a few freebie digis in the PMS store that qualify! Don't forget to mention the challenge in your post, and when you upload to SCS/PCP use the keywordM4TW55 so we can see your creations there as well. Also, be sure your link is directly to your challenge card to make it easier on those of us who love to comment.

Thanks for playing along! The PMS family would like to wish you and yours a safe, prosperous and VERY happy New Year!!!! God Bless!

Friday, December 24, 2010

Merry Christmas eve! I am sure you are all done with all of your Christmas preparations (cooking, baking, gift buying, gift snooping *ahem* :)) and have the rest of the day to stamp right? Yeah, me either, lol! BUT Anita is our hostess this weekend and she is challenging us to make a Christmas Thank You. And so without further ado (and because I have to get my shopping finished, lol) here is Anita's sample...

and if you want some more mojo-boosting goodness, pop over to visit Lisa McKinney and Dawn to see what they have up their sleeves! We'd love to see what you've got so link up your creation by midnight EST on Wednesday to be included in the Thursday Showoff . While you don't have to use Paper Makeup Stamps to play in the challenge, we'd love to see them if you'v got them! There are a few freebie digis in the PMS store that qualify! Don't forget to mention the challenge in your post, and when you upload to SCS/PCP use the keywordM4TW54 so we can see your creations there as well. Also, be sure your link is directly to your challenge card to make it easier on those of us who love to comment.

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Just in case you missed our newsletter that went out earlier in the week...

Paper Makeup Stamps wants to wish you a Happy Holiday season 1 last time with a special Holiday Sale! I know i know, we've already given away shipping this month and offered grab bags at wholesale prices... and now we're doing another sale?! Yep, thats right! All stamps in our winter stamps category are 40% off! Just use the code winter40 at checkout.

Quantities are limited to what we have on hand. This sale will run thru the end of december, and you guessed it, we're going to let you use those other vouchers as well!

If you do not know how to make a Spinner card you can check out this awesome tutorial HERE.

Fighting a migraine most of the week I do not have any eye candy for you but check out Andrea's beautiful creation...I am t-totally in LOVE with this card!! Every detail about it is perfect! Fab-u job Andrea!!

Now how would you like to win a single stamp of your choice? Here's all you have to do:

1. Participate in the challenge

2. Use PMS images (stamped or digi)

Easy right?!! Link up your creation by midnight EST on Wednesday to be included in the Thursday Showoff and to be in the drawing for some free rubbah. While you don't have to use Paper Makeup Stamps to play in the challenge, you do need to use them to be entered in the drawing. There are a few freebie digis in the PMS store that qualify! Don't forget to mention the challenge in your post, and when you upload to SCS/PCP use the keyword M4TW53 so we can see your creations there as well. Also, be sure your link is directly to your challenge card to make it easier on those of us who love to comment. inLinkz is down so please post your direct links in the comments section.

Friday, December 10, 2010

Hiya peeps! Welcome to another Makeup 4 the Weekend challenge!!! This week the amazing Tina Hale wants you to be inspired...Aren't all those patterns delish?! So much to be inspired by!! Here is my card where I was inspired mostly by that basket! LOLWell, and the paisley print I guess...hahaha!! You can get more details about this sweet treat on my blog. Now check out Tina's eye candy...That dp is some of my favorite Basic Grey dp!! Ack!! I love the stitching, the colors, the quilty feel...amazing job Tina!!

Now check out more eye candy from some of the fabulous Makeup Artists:

Now how would you like to win a single stamp of your choice? Here's all you have to do:

1. Participate in the challenge2. Use PMS images (stamped or digi)

Easy right?!! Link up your creation by midnight EST on Wednesday to be included in the Thursday Showoff and to be in the drawing for some free rubbah. While you don't have to use Paper Makeup Stamps to play in the challenge, you do need to use them to be entered in the drawing. There are a few freebie digis in the PMS store that qualify! Don't forget to mention the challenge in your post, and when you upload to SCS/PCP use the keyword M4TW52 so we can see your creations there as well. Also, be sure your link is directly to your challenge card to make it easier on those of us who love to comment. :)

Thanks for playing along! Have a wonderful weekend!!!

ETA: I'm not sure what is up with inlinkz but I cannot get the website to even come up so please link your creations in the comments. Thank you!!

Thursday, December 9, 2010

Happy Friday-eve! First off, we would like to welcome the incredible Jami Bova (SgtStamper) to our little PMS family! Jami hit the ground running, so you can see her first PMS "assignment" in the Blog Hop from Tuesday. Jami has some mad coloring skills that are just perfectly stunning with a PMS image. Tell me this is not amazing...

and check this one out...

Welcome to the Family Jami, we're so glad to have you! And now on to our Thursday Showoff. Last time, Lisa K gave us a "Black Friday" Challenge, use something that reminds you of shopping and use a hint of black.

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

For our hop this, we've invited fans of Paper Makeup Stamps to join us in a holiday hop!

If you are interested in buying any of our or winter stamps, you can find them easily HERE.

Below we've compiled a list of all the hop participants so it should be easy for you to keep track of where you've hopped to so far.

Now we have prizes along the way! Did you know that PMS is currently having a big sale (and free shipping all month long! Check out this post for all the details)

Well 1 lucky commenter is going to win the mother of all grab bags! You just have to leave comments during the hop. One December 14th, we will pull a random blog from the hop and then pull 1 commenter from the hop post to determine the winner!

ANd now... here is your hop list! If you would like to go in order, your next stop is Katie Cotton.

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

When I asked Maria to pick her favorite PMS creations, she chose these:

I just LOVE the way Maria adds all of this detail and yet there's no clutter to her pages. I love the way she mixes her patterned papers (being a dsp junkie myself, lol!). One thing I didn't know about Maria is that she is obsessed with organizing (OMG! me too!!!!!!)...I knew there was something fabulous about her ;) Maria also has a thing for her sewing machine, her stitching is just the perfect touch to her creations!

This is one of my favorites from Maria. The colors are wonderful, and I just LOVE paper piecing!! Such a fun card! I asked Mara our standard questions, and here's what she had to say...

1. When
did you get started stamping? I’ve
been a scrapbooker since 2000 but it wasn’t until 2008 that I picked up my
first stamp. Honestly, I had no idea why
someone would want a stamp…I mean who wants the same image over and over. Once I got inky there was no turning
back. I started out just stamping on
cards but now combine stamping and scrapbooking to and love the freedom that
stamping allows in your projects.

3. All
Stylists have a go to accessory or tool... what's yours? My go to tool has become my sewing
machine…I rarely skipping stitching on a card and love the texture it adds to
any project.

4. What's
your favorite flavor of ice cream? Chocolate
Chip

5. Where
do you find inspiration? LOTS of places but mostly clothes,
magazines, commercials, stores, billboards….hehe…I told you LOTS of places J

6. Do
you have a favorite technique or style? I’m NOT a technique girl at all.I rarely try anything messy (like glitter or
mists) but I would say my style is mostly FUN and WHIMSY!!!

7. What
is your favorite color palette? That’s easy…anything with red, blue and
black.Typically one of these colors
always shows up on my cards but my favorite is when they are all together.

8. When
your 'mojo' takes a spa day without you, what gets your creative juices flowing
again? NEW product!!Which is really bad on the checkbook but
FABULOUS for my mojo.When I can’t get
to the store and buy something new I find falling back on my favorite layout
and color combo usually gets things flowing again.

9. When
you aren't stamping, what do you like to do? Organize my stamp stuff!!I have a thing for being organized and LOVE
binders and drawers and having a place for everything.I also like to read, and hang out with my
kiddos.

10. Tell
us something, not stamping related, about you... My
family is made up of all M’s.Mike,
Maria, Macy, Mattea and Miller.Once we
got started with M names it was hard to switch since we didn’t want one of the
kids feeling “left out”.My son’s name
Miller is actually my mom’s maiden name.

That's all I have for you today, make sure you stop over at Maria's blog and say "hey"! She is an absolute doll to visit with (if you've been to a PMS release Party with her you I am sure you'll agree!

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